Atlantic 2017 season
Hurricane Harvey (2017)
Hurricane Harvey was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with maximum sustained winds of 132 mph (115 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 937 mb. It was active from Aug 16, 2017 to Sep 2, 2017 and made 5 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Hurricane — Category 4 |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 115 kt / 132 mph / 213 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 937 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 16, 2017 – Sep 2, 2017 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 13.2 |
| Documented landfalls | 5 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Harvey 2017. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2017 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 13.6N 50.6W |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 13.0N 56.6W |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 13.4N 64.0W |
| Aug 20, 2017 | Tropical wave | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 14.0N 71.0W |
| Aug 21, 2017 | Tropical wave | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 15.1N 78.6W |
| Aug 22, 2017 | Tropical wave | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 18.0N 86.4W |
| Aug 23, 2017 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 20.5N 90.7W |
| Aug 24, 2017 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 22.0N 92.5W |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Hurricane | 80 kt (148 km/h) | 25.0N 94.4W |
| Aug 26, 2017 | Hurricane | 115 kt (213 km/h) | 27.8N 96.8W |
| Aug 27, 2017 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 29.2N 97.4W |
| Aug 28, 2017 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 28.8N 96.8W |
| Aug 29, 2017 | Tropical storm | 40 kt (74 km/h) | 28.2N 95.4W |
| Aug 30, 2017 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 28.9N 93.8W |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 31.3N 92.6W |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 34.1N 89.6W |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Extratropical | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 37.2N 85.6W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 4 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.